USLabPHNameUse

The name types for US Laboratory reporting to Public Health

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

  • Include these codes as defined in http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use
    CodeDisplay
    officialOfficialThe formal name as registered in an official (government) registry, but which name might not be commonly used. May be called "legal name".
    anonymousAnonymousAnonymous assigned name, alias, or pseudonym (used to protect a person's identity for privacy reasons)
    maidenMaidenA name used prior to marriage. Marriage naming customs vary greatly around the world. This name use is for use by applications that collect and store "maiden" names. Though the concept of maiden name is often gender specific, the use of this term is not gender specific. The use of this term does not imply any particular history for a person's name, nor should the maiden name be determined algorithmically.